The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12

east from shaft To connect with the
stope west from shaft, A distance 81
three hundred feet under the open pit,
thereby forming the second level. All OF
the hosting is now done by means 81 a
bucket, but just AZ soon asa shaft IL
lowered the requisite depth, skips will
be put Ia. A trcstle is now in course Of
construction, which will be huiltfrom the
east end 81 the workings To connect with
a pocket 10 be put upover the spur track
ON the west. Ore will then be hoisted
from "A shaft at the end, the small pit
near the middle and Il shaft not far from
the pocket A working force Of twenty
five men is engaged in doing some mining
and placing the property in shape for an
output of 10000 tons this season. In
"A short time "A much larger force will be
put ON. A stock pile ofnearly z 900 tons
is already ON hand. The exact width of
the vein il not definitely known but it il
reasonable To suppose il TO be a large
one, as new dcvelopementsa are continual
ly being made. As the vein is followed
west il widens M il also does as depth
is attained. Thefoot wall IL ON the north
and the formation IL nearly peIpcndicu-
lar The ore taken from the lowering of
A shaft il compact, clear blue hematite
and very valuable. When this shaft was
down about sixty feet rock was encount-
cred, and supposed to be the terminus
of the vein, but subsequent work proved
that this rock was only shell or cap
ping which covered what is probably the
best ore in the mine. The mine is in
splendid shape and Capt Raher will, in
it's operation. sustain his previous record
of being reliable and careful manager
and in whose hands mine will prosper.
This splendid property is owned by the
Paint River Mining Co. Capt. c. 4. Rob
erts took il under contract for a term of
years and sub-let To Raher 4 Go.
The Milwaukee Sentinel does not think
n commissioners Of mining statistics for
Wisconsin is at all necessary and aiis its
views-sensible ones, too--on the sub
iect IN the appended: "The Goge-
bic Mining Record has adviccs from
Madison that the hill To create the
Office OF commissioner Of mining statistics
will probably become law, the iron
kings Of Gogebic, particularly the Moore
x benjamin element, being in favorofit
IL also learns that there are two candi-
dates for the office, Chase Osborn, Of the
Florence Mining News, and "a prominent
politician Of Ashland Mr.. Osborn, UNI
I'll about two years ago, was Il reporter
employed ON the press al this city, for n
time ON The Sentinel, and afterwards ON
The Evening Wisconsin. He is a young
man Of twenty-six or twenty-eight years
Of age, and whatever special knowledge
he has acquired ON the subject Of mining
has been gained during the hast two years
while he has been editing "A local paper in
the little town Of Florence. Except for
this experience, he has no more fitness
for the office mining commissioners than
many other young men now employed ~
reporters ON the Milwaukee press Who
IL meant by the prominent politician of
Ashland his competitor for the pros
pective place, we do not know. The Of
flee, II created, should be filed by a man
of scientific attainmets; otherwise an
the statistics relating TO the mining and
the product OF the mines, will be- covered
by the present State Bureau of Stats
tics. We do not believe there isany pub
lie demand for the creation OF such an Of
flee, and the movement i'm its favor no
doubt originates chiefly with those who
nre aspirants, or the friends Of aspirants,
for the place. The legislature would net
more wisely by abolishing some offices
that already exist than by creating new
ones"
\ representative Of The DIAMOND DRILL
and Dr. II. &. Kimbasl visited the Blaney
property ON Thursday. Mr. II B. Swain,
the new superintendent, gentleman of
wide experience, takes hold Of the work
Of development with Il vim that means
business. As yet there IL not much TO be
seen ON the surface, more than "a small
stock pile OF beautiful ore, which is taken
from shaft ON the south. This shaft IL
down ! IL feet and pcnetratcsa fine body
of ore. drift IL being driven east and
west with the intention of locating the
wallis This drift Is now thirty-five feet
and no walls as yet. Supt. Swain will at
Dncc erect a trcstle and the work OF de